Janet Gaynor
Biography
Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
The Wife (Indre)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
A Star Is Born
Angela
Street Angel
(uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon
George-Anne Carleton
The Young in Heart
(uncredited)
Cupid's Rustler
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
A Punch in the Nose
Nancy Briggs
Three Loves Has Nancy
Margy Frake
State Fair
Diane
7th Heaven
Molly Carr
Sunny Side Up
Elizabeth Cheney
One More Spring
Mary Tucker
Lucky Star
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Small Town Girl
Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Bernardine
Angie Randolph
The Man Who Came Back
Heather Gordon
Delicious
Rose Kelly
The Blue Eagle
Marion
4 Devils
Janet Gaynor
Happy Days
(uncredited)
The Burning Trail
Martha Karenye
Ladies in Love
Molly Larkins
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Paddy Adair
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Marie Christine "Mitzi"
Adorable
Judy Abbott
Daddy Long Legs
Catherine Furness
Change of Heart
Joanna Tate
Carolina
Tess Howland
Tess of the Storm Country
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Lady Sheila O'Hara
The Shamrock Handicap
Anna Burger
The Johnstown Flood
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Eleanor Divine
High Society Blues
Catherine
The Return of Peter Grimm
Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Servants' Entrance
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Extra
With Love and Hisses
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(uncredited)
Oh! What a Nurse!
Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann
Christina
Christina
(uncredited)
Dangerous Innocence
(uncredited)
The Teaser
Extra
The Beautiful Cheat
Grace Livingston
The First Year
Extra
The Stolen Ranch
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Marianna Wright
Two Girls Wanted
Co-ed (uncredited)
The Plastic Age
One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
Flaming Flappers
(uncredited)
The Crook Buster
Gertrude Dowell
The Gunless Bad Man
Girl
Ridin' for Love
(uncredited)
Fade Away Foster
Extra (uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy
Doubtful (uncredited)
The Man in the Saddle
Girl
Don't Shoot
Mildred Hastings
The Midnight Kiss
(uncredited)
Martin of the Mounted
(uncredited)
The Horse Trader
(uncredited)
Young Ideas
Extra (uncredited)
All Wet
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
(uncredited)
Lazy Lightning
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Skinner's Dress Suit
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Female
Birthday
1906-10-06
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Laura Augusta Gainor